For Release: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Eight states ranked in the top 10 in more than half of the past 25 years in the rate of females killed by males: Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and…
For Release: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Eight states ranked in the top 10 in more than half of the past 25 years in the rate of females killed by males: Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and…
For Release: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Highest Rates in States with Higher Gun Ownership Rates, Weaker Gun Violence Prevention Laws New VPC Analysis Released During National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September Washington, DC — States with lower rates of…
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For Release: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Washington, DC –The Violence Policy Center (VPC) today launched Assault on DC, a new online research project offering examples of assault weapons routinely recovered by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in the District of…
For Release: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Washington, DC — Innocent victims continue to die at the hands of private citizens with permits to carry concealed handguns, according to ongoing research from the Violence Policy Center (VPC). Concealed handgun permit holders…
For Release: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 94 Percent of Black Homicide Victims in Missouri were Killed with Guns Washington, DC — Missouri has the highest Black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 50.98 per 100,000—more than…
For Release: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Violence Policy Center: Demand Answers About the Weapons Used and How They Were Procured Washington, DC – In the wake of any public mass shooting, it is vital that the media, policymakers, and general…
For Release: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 In 2019, for every justifiable homicide by a private citizen in the U.S. involving a gun, guns were used in 30 criminal homicides Washington, DC — Every time a gun is used by a…
Assault Weapons Recovered in the District of Columbia A common misconception is that assault weapons are used almost solely in mass shootings and that regulating or banning these military-bred guns only affects firearm death and injury in that context. In…